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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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